Korean Gonu Games

Many of the following games are treated under blockading games or war games, or eventually will be as the author gets around to discussing them. For now, just a list of the various Gonu games with notes building on where they should be discussed as I try to understand with translations from Sunghee Tark (Earlham student).

  • Pat Gonu, Pumpkin Gonu, Pig Gonu etc. -a blockading game

  • Pal-ggon ja - seems to be a capture by replacement war game with some extra, more powerful pieces.

  • Frame of the Paper Door Gonu -jump and capture game to be treated here.

  • Paper Door Frame Gonu 2 - jump and capture game to be treated here.

  • Cross Gonu- jump and capture game to be treated here.

  • Ladder Gonu 1-custodianship capture game

  • Ladder Gonu 2- custodianship capture game

  • Jewel Gonu- just to be even more confusing, can be played as a jump and capture game or as a capture by custodianship game

  • Net Gonu 1- also can be played as a jump and capture game or as a capture by custodianship game

  • Net Gonu 2- also can be played as a jump and capture game or as a capture by custodianship game

  • Sabang or All Direction Gonu - 3 in a row game which is discussed in 3 Men's Morris.

  • Kings Gonu- is a Hunt Game, not clear on How the King captures. it should be treated under Shap Luk Kon Tsu Tseung Kwan

  • Bars Gonu - An unusual game, I am not sure on how to classify this one yet. -Unknown Games Page?

    • Hats Chess - An unusual game, I am not sure on how to classify this one yet. -Unknown Games Page?

    • Siege Gonu - An unusual game, I am not sure on how to classify this one yet. --Unknown Games Page?

  • Commander/General Gonu- seems to be a blockading game without capture

  • 4-Line Gonu- custodianship gonu

  • 6-Line Gonu- custodianship gonu

  • 8-line Gonu- custodianship Gonu

Paper Door Frame Gonu will be the primary game described here. Other Jump and capture Gonu Games will be described under variations (below).

Alternate Names

No. of Players

Two

Equipment

History

Objective

Play

Strategy

Variations

Paper Door Frame Gonu 2

Cross Gonu

Jewel Gonu

Net Gonu 1

Net Gonu 2

Sources